The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-12
In Brief.

The Marion County Agricultural Society will
hold its monthly meeting to-day at the rooms of
the State board
Licenses to marry were Issued yesterday to.
Edgar Faulkner and Flora BLY,, j. r. Reed and
s. O. Thomas, William Bartenick and Eliza
WALTZ.
The will of Esther Clingensmith was probated
She leaves all her property. consist
ing of a small farm, to her only son, Simon
The surviving members Of the Seventy-ninth
Indiana Volunteers will meet at the Office of the
township trustee on next Monday evening to
form a permanent organization.
Secretary of State Griffin. after three days
Absence has returned to the city, but is still un
decided as to afixing his signature to the docu
ment purporting to be Turpies certificate OF
election.
The fire department was yesterday called to
Henry Coleman's residence, No. 14l East Wa
bash street, by fire caused by defective fiue,
which did little damage before being extin-
guished.
Mrs. Mary Cunningham, who resides at No.
l8a North Pennsylvania street, on Thursday
whipped her thirteen year-old daughter Agnes,
after which the girl left home and has not been
heard from since.
The boss carpenters of the city will meet at
tie room of the Builders Exchange, on NJ oDday
evening, to consider the demand of the journey
men carpenters for nine hours and 10 per cent.
over last years wages.
At a special meeting of the Builders Elk
change, last night, John Martin, William p.
Jungclaus, Conrad Bender Peter Reuter-. Geo.
Weaver, Fred Mack and J. G. Adams were ap-
pointed delegates to the National Association of
Builders, to be held on March 90 in Chicago.
SHOT AT BY RoBBER.
Fred Stewart is employed in the Union Depot
news stand. and goes on duty at 8 o'clock in the
morning. Yesterday morning, while he was on
his way to his work, he was stopped by man on
West street. near St Clair, who wanted to bor-
row quarter with which to get something to
eat. Stewart told him he had no money He
was ordered to stop, but he did not obey the
command, and the stranger drew his revolver
and shot at him.
NEWLY-INCORPORATED COMPANIES.
The Home Benevolent Association, the object
of which is to assist sick and needy members,
has been incorporated, with w. G. Smock, a.
NJ. Makepeace, John Tareton and j. Y. Hoss as
the Indianapolis stockholders. The Citizens
Mining and Drilling Company, of Union City,
the louisville Natural gas and Improvement
Company. the Dunkirk Gas and Mining Com
pany and the Waterloo Broom Company were
also incorporated under State laws.
YEARS BIRTHDAY CONTRIBUTIONS
At the First Baptist Church, last night the
birthday offering" box, into which the Sunday
school has, during the past year. been dropping
contributions corresponding to the individual
ages of the givers, was opened. From 175 con-
tributions the amount of $50. Is was realized.
The Sunday -school then enjoyed social, at
which refreshments were served. Miss Jesse
Whitridge and frankie Day rected. The offer
ing will be given to the Foreign Missionary So
ciety.
AN INDIANAPOLIS DETECTIVES WORK.
Milton P. Fort Big Four special detective,
was summoned last Monday to Greenville, O., to
ferret out the mystery surrounding the murder
Of Alfred Blizzard, which occurred in that city
some days ago. Mr.. Fort went there and, after
investigation, located the supposed murderer of
Blizzard, Mrs. Carrie Rhodes. in whose company
he was last seen, at Keyser, W. Va, where she
was yesterday arrested by the sheriff Blizzard
was murdered for his money. having 5000 on his
person at the time of his death.
THREE DAYS WITHOUT FOOD.
The man reported on Thursday to be in dy-
ing condition in vacant house near Howlands
Station was found yesterday by Sergeant Hager-
dorm in an old building near Schofeld's mill
He WAS unconscious, and was suffering from a
broken hip. After being taken to the City Hos
pital he recovered his senses, and gave his name
as Charles w. Stone, bat was unable to tell
where he lived. He said he received his injury
in attempting to get on a moving train. He had
been in the house where he was found for three
days without food or drink.
PROPOSITION THAT WASN'T ACCEPTED.
A Democratic doctor, a member Of the board
Of pension examiners, it is said, had a finger in
the senatorial pie He called on Capt Jason H.
Allen, late Greenback Labor candidate for the
Senate, when that gentleman, day after day, was
receiving the vote of the four members, and said
to him: Captain, we've known each other a
long while You and know what politics are;
/ a man in politics wants to make something on,
of it. Now. if you will withdraw from this race
| will see that you get good appointment
| The Captain declined the bride, and the doctor,
unless very recently disposed of, has an appoint
ment yet on hand.
THE ORAToRIcAL ASSOCIATIONS TROUBLES.
There was call for meeting of the executive
committee Of the Indiana Oratorical Association
at the Grand Hotel. yesterday afternoon, to at
tempt to offer a compromise between the two
warning factions now claiming the officers of the
association, but a quorum was not present ani
| no action was taken. There has been no settle
| ment Of the differences that arose at the contes
| last year, and unless compromise can be agreed
| upon the annual contest, which is announced
for early in April, will likely not be held. TIL,
opinion seems to be prevalent among the colleg
\ presidents of the State that the association, 81
| it has been managed. has worked the colleges
| more harm than good, and there is disposition
to discourage the holding of the show.
SNAKE SCIENTISTS DISCOVERY.
The two families of black rattlesnakes tw
| mothers and nine young ones, at DR.. Blu's offic
are still prospecting. Professor Hay Of Butte
University, has been making an investigation o
their manner of existing. The little ones have nov
lived more than five months without food, an
have continued to grow. On dissecting one o
the small snakes he is able to say that thes
snakes when born have a mass OF egg yolk with
in the abdominal cavity two and half inche
long and half inch in diameter, which furnishe
nutrition. and has done SO during this period Q
five months in which they have lived withou
food or water. Professor Collett and othe
snake scientists affirm that Professor Hay ha
made a discovery that entities him to yrea
credit What effect this discovery will hav
| unnn the rattlasnaka industry lka the in ter